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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are 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 topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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