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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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