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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners 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 issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-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 quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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