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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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