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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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