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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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