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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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