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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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