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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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