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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners 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 a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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