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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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