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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners 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 topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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