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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free 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 a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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