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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free 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 several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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