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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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