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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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