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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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