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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally 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 many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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