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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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