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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always 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. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources