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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free 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 many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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