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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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