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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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