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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative 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 considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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