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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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