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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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