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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always 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 blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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