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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally 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. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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