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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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 subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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