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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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