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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not 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 numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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