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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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