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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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