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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are 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. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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