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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free 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 many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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