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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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