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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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