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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always 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 many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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