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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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