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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are 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 several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic 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 stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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