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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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