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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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