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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. 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 courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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