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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free 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 a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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