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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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