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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free 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 lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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