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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free for students 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. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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