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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically 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 subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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