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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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