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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually 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 several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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