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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always 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 topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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