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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners 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. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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