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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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