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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for students 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. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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