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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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