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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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