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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently 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 e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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