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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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