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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC 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 variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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