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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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