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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free 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 quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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