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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently 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 variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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