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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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