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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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