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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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