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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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