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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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