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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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