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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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