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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not 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 e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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