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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are free 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. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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