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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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