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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly 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 topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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