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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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