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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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