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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally 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 topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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