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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally 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 several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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