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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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