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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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