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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students 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 topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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