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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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