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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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