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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs 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 a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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