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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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