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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners 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 topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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