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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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