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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free 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 many subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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