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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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