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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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