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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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