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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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