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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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