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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally 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 quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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