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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not 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 learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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