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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily 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 many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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