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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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