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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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