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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major 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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