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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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