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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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