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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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