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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students 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 numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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