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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free 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 issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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