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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students 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 numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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