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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always 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 issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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