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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free 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 a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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