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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free 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 lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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