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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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