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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually 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 lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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