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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students 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 numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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