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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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