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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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