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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently 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 topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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