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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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