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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are 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 variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important 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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