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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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