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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students 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 topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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