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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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