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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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