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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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