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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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