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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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