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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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