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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not 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 institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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