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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. These massive open online courses are normally 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. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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