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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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