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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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