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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses 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 a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies 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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