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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually 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 learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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