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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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