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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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