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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners 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 e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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