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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses 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. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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