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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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