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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily 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 many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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