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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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