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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always 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 variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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