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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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