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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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