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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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