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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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