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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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