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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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