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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically 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 lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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