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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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