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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are commonly 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. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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