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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free 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 variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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