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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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