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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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