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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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