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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally 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 several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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