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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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