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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 issues that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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