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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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