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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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