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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily 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. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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