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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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