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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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