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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently 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 online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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