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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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