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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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