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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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