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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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