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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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