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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free 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 learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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