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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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