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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are 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. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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