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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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