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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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