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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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