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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always 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 a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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