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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always 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 topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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