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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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