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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not 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 issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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