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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently 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 variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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