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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally 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 several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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