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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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