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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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