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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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