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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students 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 many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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