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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically 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 many issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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