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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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