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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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