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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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