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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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