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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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