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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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