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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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