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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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