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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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