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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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