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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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