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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly 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 e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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