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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students 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. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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