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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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