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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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