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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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