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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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