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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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