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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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