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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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