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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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