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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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