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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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