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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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