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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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