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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not 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 many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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