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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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