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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always 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 topics that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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