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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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