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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 topics that online education organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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