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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always 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 e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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