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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online 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 several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also articulates 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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