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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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