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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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