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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses 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. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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