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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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