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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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