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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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