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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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