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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners 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 many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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