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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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