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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs 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 a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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