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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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