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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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