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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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