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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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