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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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