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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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