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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always 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 many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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