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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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