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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally 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 several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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