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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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