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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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