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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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