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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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