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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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