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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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