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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating 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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