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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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