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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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