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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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