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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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