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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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