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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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