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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students 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 issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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