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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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