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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not 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 distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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