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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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