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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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