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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally 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. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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