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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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