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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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