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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly 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 lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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