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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major 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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