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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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