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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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