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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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