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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally 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. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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