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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC 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. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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