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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not 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 topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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