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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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