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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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