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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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