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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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