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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education