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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are 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 many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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