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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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