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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally 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. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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