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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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