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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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