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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students 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 distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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