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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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