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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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