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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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