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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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