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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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