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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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