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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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