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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly 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 lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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