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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses 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 variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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