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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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