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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are typically 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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