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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free 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 lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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