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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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