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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally 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 a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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