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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for learners 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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