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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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