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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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