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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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