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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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