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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently 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 topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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