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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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