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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always 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 topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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