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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not 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 elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important 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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