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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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