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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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