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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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