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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students 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 subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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