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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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