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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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 many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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