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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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