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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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