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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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