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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for students 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. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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