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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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