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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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