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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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