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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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