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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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