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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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