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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily 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 many topics that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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