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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not 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 quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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