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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are almost always 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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