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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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