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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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