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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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