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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free 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 topics that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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