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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically 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 issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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