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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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