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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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