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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly 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 many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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