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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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