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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually 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. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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