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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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