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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always 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 organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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