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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free 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 online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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