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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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