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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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