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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not 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 many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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