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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in 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. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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