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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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