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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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