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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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