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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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