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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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