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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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