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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students 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 blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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