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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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