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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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