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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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