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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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