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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free 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 many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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