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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free 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 several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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