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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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