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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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