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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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