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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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