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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners 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 elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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