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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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