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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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