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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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