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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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