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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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