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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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