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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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