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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free 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. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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