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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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