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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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