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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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