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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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