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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education