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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses 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 a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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