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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 many issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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