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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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