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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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