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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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