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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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