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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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