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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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