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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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