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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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