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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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