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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC 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 many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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