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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free 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 many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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