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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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