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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners 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. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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