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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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