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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always 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 many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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