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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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