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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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