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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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