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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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