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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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