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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently 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 e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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