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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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