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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally 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 several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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