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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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