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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily 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 numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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