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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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