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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly 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 a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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