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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free 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 topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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