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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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