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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education