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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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