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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free 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 issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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