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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students 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 many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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