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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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