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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always 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 issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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