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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free 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 a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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