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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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