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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students 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 several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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