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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always 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 quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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