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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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