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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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