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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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