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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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