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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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