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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the 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 new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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