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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically 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 issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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