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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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