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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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