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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always 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 a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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