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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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