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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly 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 institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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