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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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