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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always 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 e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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