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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually 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 several topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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