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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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