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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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