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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students 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. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. 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 MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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