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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 many subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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