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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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