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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not 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 topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important 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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