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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always 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 institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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