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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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