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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the 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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