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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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