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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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