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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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