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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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