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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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