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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for learners 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 variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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