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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually 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 several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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