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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free 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 lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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