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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free 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 variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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