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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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