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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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