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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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