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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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