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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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