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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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