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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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