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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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