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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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