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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually 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 several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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