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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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