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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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