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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 several topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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