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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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