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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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