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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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