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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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