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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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