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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free 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 numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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