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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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