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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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