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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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