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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily 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 several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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