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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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