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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not 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 lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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