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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free 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 blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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