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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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