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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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