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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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