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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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