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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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