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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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