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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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