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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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