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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open 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 subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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