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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not 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 topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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