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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students 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 several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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