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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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