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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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