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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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