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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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