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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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