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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually 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 issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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