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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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