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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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