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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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