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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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