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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students 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 e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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