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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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