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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always 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 topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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