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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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