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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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