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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education