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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students 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 issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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