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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually 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 subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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