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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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