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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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