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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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