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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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