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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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