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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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