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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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