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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ 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 digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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