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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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