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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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