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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently 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 distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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