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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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