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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are typically free 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 learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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