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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free 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 lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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