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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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