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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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