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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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