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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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