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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses 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 subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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