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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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