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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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